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* BrokenMasquerade: Coran and Allura try and reinforce this for the Paladins own sanity because they still need to pilot the lions. However over time the Paladins begin to understand the true nature of the Lions.

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* BrokenMasquerade: *BrokenMasquerade: Coran and Allura try and reinforce this a Masquerade that the Lions are purely mechanical for the Paladins own sanity and theirs because they still need to pilot the lions. However However, over time time, the Paladins begin to understand the true nature of the Lions. Even more so than Allura who denies their true nature. The Paladins acknowledge they are "fresh meat" for the Lions.



* HonorBeforeReason: How Allura inteprets the Blue Lion choosing her. Choosing the ignore true danger in favour of believing it was an honour to be chosen as a Paladin.
* HumanSacrifice: What the Paladins are essentially to the Lions. It's a constant theme in the story.
* LuredIntoATrap: What the Lions are trying to do the Paladins. [[spoiler: Shiro is the bait who encourages them to expand their bond against their own better judgement]]
* NothingIsScarier: The entire fic and at times when the Paladins ponderings in the wider universe. Like why does a Weblum need to defend itself when it is massive and can destroy planets. The Lions themselves and their true intentions for their paladins is also this. Not to mention [[spoiler: what happened to Shiro.]]
* OfferingsToTheGods: One way to interpret the Paladins relation with the Lions is this.
* ProperlyParanoid: The rest of the Paladins after a while are fully aware of the true nature of the Lions and know they are essentially prey and try or interact with them.
* ResistanceIsFutile: PlayedForDrama: Hunk doesn't believe even if they do escape and go back to Earth. The Lions will just find them again.
* SealedEvilInACan: What Shiro believes Alfor and Zarkon were attempting to do when building the lions.
* SleepWalking: Shiro starts doing this. And ends up walking up in the Black Lion's cockpit. With the Lion Swap, Keith starts doing it too.
* TheNeedsOfTheMany: The justification for the Paladins essentially being unwitting human sacrifices to the Lions is this. Even the Paladins understand this duty to the universe of their own needs at time.
* Yandere: Lance says that the Blue Lion says she loves him repeatedly because he is "hers." When Shiro asks Allura the possibility of her piloting a lion. She mentions she doesn't want to take the paladins away from them. Black also reiterates this type of love to both Shiro and Keith.

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* HonorBeforeReason: How Allura inteprets interprets the Blue Lion choosing her. Choosing the ignore true danger in favour of believing it was an honour to be chosen as a Paladin.
* HumanSacrifice: *HumanSacrifice: What the Paladins are essentially to the Lions. It's a constant theme in the story.
* LuredIntoATrap: *LuredIntoATrap: What the Lions are trying to do the Paladins. [[spoiler: Shiro is the bait who encourages them to expand their bond against their own better judgement]]
* NothingIsScarier: *NothingIsScarier: The entire fic and at times when the Paladins ponderings in the wider universe. Like why does a Weblum need to defend itself when it is massive and can destroy planets. The Lions themselves and their true intentions for their paladins is also this. Not to mention [[spoiler: what happened to Shiro.]]
* OfferingsToTheGods: *OfferingsToTheGods: One way to interpret the Paladins relation with the Lions is this.
* ProperlyParanoid: *ProperlyParanoid: The rest of the Paladins after a while are fully aware of the true nature of the Lions and know they are essentially prey and try or interact to limit their interactions with them.them. To no avail.
* ResistanceIsFutile: *ResistanceIsFutile: PlayedForDrama: Hunk doesn't believe even they can ever escape the Lions grasp. Even if they do escape and go back to Earth. The Earth Hunk believes the Lions will just find them again.again. [[spoiler: Considering the Lions survived being flung into a supermassive black hole that destroyed the Castle of Lions. It's hard to see where Hunk is wrong.]]
*SealedEvilInACan: What Shiro believes Alfor and Zarkon were attempting to do when building the lions.

* SealedEvilInACan: What Shiro believes Alfor and Zarkon were attempting to do when building the lions.
* SleepWalking:
*SleepWalking: Shiro starts doing this. And ends up walking up in the Black Lion's cockpit. With the Lion Swap, Keith starts doing it too.
* TheNeedsOfTheMany: *TheNeedsOfTheMany: The justification for the Paladins essentially being unwitting human sacrifices to the Lions is this. Even the Paladins understand this duty to the universe of their own needs at time.
* Yandere: *Yandere: Lance says that the Blue Lion says she loves him repeatedly because he is "hers." When Shiro asks Allura the possibility of her piloting a lion. She mentions she doesn't want to take the paladins away from them. Black also reiterates this type of love to both Shiro and Keith.

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*BrokenMasquerade: Coran and Allura try and reinforce this for the Paladins own sanity because they still need to pilot the lions. However over time the Paladins begin to understand the true nature of the Lions.



* Masquerade: Coran and Allura try and reinforce this for the Paladins own sanity because they still need to pilot the lions.
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* AmbiguousEnding: [[The Paladins are still alive at the end of the story but their attempts to rid Kuron and the Lions has failed in vain and it is unknown what will occur next.]]

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* AmbiguousEnding: [[The [[spoiler:The Paladins are still alive at the end of the story but their attempts to rid Kuron and the Lions has failed in vain and it is unknown what will occur next.]]



* Sleepwalking: Shiro starts doing this. And ends up walking up in the Black Lion's cockpit. With the Lion Swap, Keith starts doing it too.

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* Sleepwalking: SleepWalking: Shiro starts doing this. And ends up walking up in the Black Lion's cockpit. With the Lion Swap, Keith starts doing it too.

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''As The Lion Loves The Lamb'' is a WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender horror, psychological fanfic by Demenior which potrays the lions in an eerie light, considering they are ancient and powerful beings who are hungry and their relationship with their paladins who often have short lives.

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''As The Lion Loves The Lamb'' is a WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender horror, psychological fanfic by Demenior which potrays portrays the lions in an eerie light, considering they are ancient and powerful beings who are hungry and their relationship with their paladins who often have short lives.
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[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/12336048/chapters/28052769 AO3 ]]



* AmbiguousEnding: [[The Paladins are still alive at the end of the story but their attempts to rid Kuron and the Lions has failed in vain and it is unknown what will occur next.]]



* BlatantLies: Coran and Allura claim to the Paladins that voltron is purely mechanical. Knowing full well of the Lions true nature.
* BodyHorror:

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* BlatantLies: Coran and Allura claim to the Paladins that voltron Voltron is purely mechanical. Knowing full well of the Lions true nature.
* BodyHorror: Whatever happened to Shiro is this to the other Paladins. Upon his return, he hasn't needed to sleep or eat and has been trying to encourage the other Paladins to go deeper in the Lions. Which the others know is a bad idea.



* EatenAlive: [[spoiler: The real Shiro's possible fate.]]
* HappinessIsMandatory: While not completely this. Shiro's attitude with the Lions after his brief disappearance is offputting as he encourages to others to expand their bond and claiming he was happy he was chosen.



* HonorBeforeReason: How Allura inteprets the Blue Lion choosing her. Choosing the ignore true danger in favour of believing it was an honour to be chosen as a Paladin.



* LuredIntoATrap: What the Lions are trying to do the Paladins.

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* LuredIntoATrap: What the Lions are trying to do the Paladins. [[spoiler: Shiro is the bait who encourages them to expand their bond against their own better judgement]]



* NothingIsScarier: The entire fic and at times when the Paladins ponderings in the wider universe. Like why does a Weblum need to defend itself when it is massive and can destroy planets. The Lions themselves and their true intentions for their paladins is also this.

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* NothingIsScarier: The entire fic and at times when the Paladins ponderings in the wider universe. Like why does a Weblum need to defend itself when it is massive and can destroy planets. The Lions themselves and their true intentions for their paladins is also this. Not to mention [[spoiler: what happened to Shiro.]]


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*ProperlyParanoid: The rest of the Paladins after a while are fully aware of the true nature of the Lions and know they are essentially prey and try or interact with them.

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* AmbiguouslyEvil: The Lions lean heavily on this while they are defenders of the universe. Their relations with their paladins border on possessiveness and horror inducing.

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* AmbiguouslyEvil: The Lions lean heavily on this because while they are still defenders of the universe. Their relations with their paladins border on possessiveness and horror inducing.



*BodyHorror:



* HumanSacrifice: What the Paladins are essentially to the Lions. It's a constant theme in the story.

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*CosmicPlaything: What most of the Paladins think why the Lions choose them.
* HorrorHunger: An unusual example of this, but the true horror comes from what the Lions hunger for the Paladins which threatens the Paladins mental and physical well-being. But also played straight with Lance having the inexplicable urge to eat and eat and eat. Yet it never being enough.
* HumanSacrifice: What the Paladins are essentially to the Lions. It's a constant theme in the story. story.
* LuredIntoATrap: What the Lions are trying to do the Paladins.



* NothingIsScarier: At times the Paladins ponderings in the wider universe. Like why does a Weblum need to defend itself when it is massive and can destroy planets.
* OfferingsToTheGods: One way to interpret the Paladins relation with the Lions is this.
* Sleepwalking: Shiro starts doing this. And ends up walking up in the Black Lion's cockpit.
* TheNeedsOfTheMany: The justification for the Paladins essentially being unwitting human sacrifices to the Lions is this.
* Yandere: Lance says that the Blue Lion says she loves him repeatedly because he is "hers." When Shiro asks Allura the possibility of her piloting a lion. She mentions she doesn't want to take the paladins away from them.

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* NothingIsScarier: At The entire fic and at times when the Paladins ponderings in the wider universe. Like why does a Weblum need to defend itself when it is massive and can destroy planets. The Lions themselves and their true intentions for their paladins is also this.
* OfferingsToTheGods: One way to interpret the Paladins relation with the Lions is this.this.
*ResistanceIsFutile: PlayedForDrama: Hunk doesn't believe even if they do escape and go back to Earth. The Lions will just find them again.
* SealedEvilInACan: What Shiro believes Alfor and Zarkon were attempting to do when building the lions.

* Sleepwalking: Shiro starts doing this. And ends up walking up in the Black Lion's cockpit. With the Lion Swap, Keith starts doing it too.
* TheNeedsOfTheMany: The justification for the Paladins essentially being unwitting human sacrifices to the Lions is this. Even the Paladins understand this duty to the universe of their own needs at time.
* Yandere: *Yandere: Lance says that the Blue Lion says she loves him repeatedly because he is "hers." When Shiro asks Allura the possibility of her piloting a lion. She mentions she doesn't want to take the paladins away from them. Black also reiterates this type of love to both Shiro and Keith.
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''As The Lion Loves The Lamb'' is a WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender horror, psychological fanfic by Demenior which potrays the lions in an eerie light, considering they are ancient and powerful beings who are hungry and their relationship with their paladins who often have short lives.

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*AmbiguouslyEvil: The Lions lean heavily on this while they are defenders of the universe. Their relations with their paladins border on possessiveness and horror inducing.
*BlatantLies: Coran and Allura claim to the Paladins that voltron is purely mechanical. Knowing full well of the Lions true nature.
*CosmicHorrorStory: The entire fic is this especially as the focus is on the lions
*HumanSacrifice: What the Paladins are essentially to the Lions. It's a constant theme in the story.
*Masquerade: Coran and Allura try and reinforce this for the Paladins own sanity because they still need to pilot the lions.
*NothingIsScarier: At times the Paladins ponderings in the wider universe. Like why does a Weblum need to defend itself when it is massive and can destroy planets.
*OfferingsToTheGods: One way to interpret the Paladins relation with the Lions is this.
*Sleepwalking: Shiro starts doing this. And ends up walking up in the Black Lion's cockpit.
*TheNeedsOfTheMany: The justification for the Paladins essentially being unwitting human sacrifices to the Lions is this.
*Yandere: Lance says that the Blue Lion says she loves him repeatedly because he is "hers." When Shiro asks Allura the possibility of her piloting a lion. She mentions she doesn't want to take the paladins away from them.

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